CREVALLE JACK - Caranx hipposFamily Carangidae, JACKS AND POMPANOSDescription: color bluish-green to greenish-gold backand silvery or yellowish belly; soft dorsal and analfins almost identical in size; prominent black spoton operculum (gill cover); black spot at the base ofeach pectoral fin; no scales on throat.Similar fish: other Caranx.Where found: common to both INSHORE watersand the open sea.Size: usually 3 to 5 pounds.Remarks: tolerates a wide range of salinities; schools corner a pod ofbaitfish at the surface and feed with commotion that can be seen for great distances; feeds mainly on small fish; peakspawning occurs OFFSHORE from March through September.Florida record: 51 lbs.